diff --git a/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.7.3.bbappend b/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.7.3.bbappend
index e39deba6..55301c7e 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.7.3.bbappend
+++ b/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.7.3.bbappend
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-THISDIR := "${@os.path.dirname(bb.data.getVar('FILE', d, True))}"
-FILESPATH =. "${@base_set_filespath(["${THISDIR}/${PN}"], d)}:"
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
 
 DEPENDS += " ncurses"